Police said Brooks is the eighth person arrested in connection with the phone-hacking probe and fourth arrested in the bribery investigation. Two people have been arrested on both accounts, meaning a total of 10 people have been arrested.

News International, which published News of the World along with several other papers, said they would "not tolerate wrongdoing" and would compensate those affected by their illegal phone hacking.

On Friday, Brooks said that as chief executive of the company, she felt "a deep sense of responsibility for the people we have hurt" and wanted to "reiterate how sorry I am for what we now know to have taken place."

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